STATE COLLEGE — Some Tuesday afternoons, Penn State head football coach Bill O'Brien is willing to rehash the triumphs and tribulations of the previous Saturday's game. Fresh off a 44-24 loss at the hands of Kevin Wilson and Indiana in Bloomington, however, he was in no such mood.

Sporting a gray Penn State crew sweatshirt, O'Brien bluntly said he was seated inside the Beaver Stadium media room Tuesday to discuss the future, Michigan, who the Lions welcome to Beaver Stadium Saturday, and his team. The past, was off limits.

With that, we dive into the five key things O'Brien said during his roughly 20-minute chat.

1.Some injured, some out: Like every Tuesday this season, O'Brien kicked things off with an injury update. Safety Ryan Keiser is listed as probable in the weekly injury report, but O'Brien sounded less optimistic, saying "we feel good about him, but he's still questionable."

Meanwhile, receiver Brandon Felder will be full-go after sitting out against the Hoosiers, while fellow pass catcher Allen Robinson is also fully healthy after coming down hard in the end zone in the second half, O'Brien said.

It was also curious that linebacker Ben Kline, a redshirt junior, did not play Saturday, so O'Brien was asked about that. The head coach said that he "popped his shoulder out" at practice last Thursday, though later added he would play Saturday.

Two other players who played little Saturday, tight end Adam Breneman and receiver Alex Kenney, were not injured, O'Brien said.

2.Gardner Grabbing Headlines: Michigan quarterback Devin Gardner maybe hasn't had the start he and Wolverine faithful would have liked, but Penn State will have to contend with him nonetheless.

The Michigan signal caller has tossed an equal eight touchdowns to eight interceptions to date, but has thrown for 1,036 yards by completing 71 of 118 attempts. He's also rushed for 318 yards and six scores.

"He presents a lot of problems. He's a dangerous guy because he can run and throw, and there's a number of guys like that in this conference," O'Brien said. "We have to keep him in the pocket, because once he gets out of the pocket, he's very dangerous.

"The other thing, from being around him at Big Ten media day, is that he's a really nice kid, and represents Michigan very well. It will be a big challenge playing against him."

3. Turnover Troubles?: Penn State slightly improved its turnover margin from -.8 to -.6 Saturday thanks to a Geno Lewis kick return fumble being evened out by an Adrian Amos interception of Indiana quarterback Nate Sudfeld. But it's still tied for 97th in the country.

Asked Tuesday how his program can improve that margin, O'Brien said work in practice has been a focus, and will be a big part of it.

"We are doing a lot of drills on that. We coach it up, whether it's ball drills, interception drills, strip drills, ... punt block drills. We need to do a better job in that area, no doubt about it," O'Brien said. "When we're watching film, we'll emphasize that somebody caught an interception or recovered a fumble in practice.

"We need to do a great job with getting that turned around a little bit."

4. Relying on Robinson?: It was noted here Tuesday that receiver Allen Robinson, Penn State's leading receiver, also accounts for 45 percent of Penn State's offense.

It led to a reporter asking if the Lions' offense, led by O'Brien and directed by freshman Christian Hackenberg, might be too reliant on the junior, and without a second option. However, the head coach didn't see that as the case.

""It depends on how you define the number two guy. Geno [Lewis] had six catches. If Allen has 12, should the number two guy have 11?" O'Brien questioned. "I feel in games we've spread the ball around pretty well. This past game maybe not as well, but we always try to spread the ball around.

"There are very few plays that we say 'this ball going to Allen,' it's a read off the play," he continued. "Offensively, we’re going to improve. We ran 93 plays last week, so something was right, and we're going to build on that and put together a good game plan for Michigan."

5. Quote of the Day: O'Brien, on the significance of Saturday's game: "You'd be crazy to think it’s another game. The kids are excited, and I love this time of year personally because it gets a little colder and reminds you of Big Ten football," he said.

"It's a big game, the kids are excited, and we know it’s a big rivalry and a big game."